rift >> rɪft
Definition: [noun] a crack, split, or break in something.
Example: the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds
Definition: [noun] a serious break in friendly relations.
Example: the rift between the two branches of the legal profession
Definition: [verb] break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.
Example: the Indian landmass rifted from Madagascar about 90 million years ago